The Grand Mistress

"Spin, why don't you come and sit here with us?" Butler Gah invited. The little boy obediently followed his butler's request and sat just beside the girl.

"Are you sure you are okay?" Spin creased his brows very suspicious. He felt like she should stay more in bed and probably rest more. "Don't blame me in the future in case you'll hurt more because you pushed yourself hard today,"

"Well Miss Mindra said I'm fine," Cat pouted at the boy, "but she said this will definitely leave me a scar because its very deep,"

"A scar?" Hawk turned to her again and looked down on her bandaged thigh. "But you shouldn't have a scar because you are a ballerina,"

"What could I do, you caused me an injury today," Cat added, making him feel more guilty about it.

"It's a deep wound Spin, it will definitely leave her a scar, a heart shaped one probably," Mindra joined in the conversation. "Judging by how the wound was shape, it would definitely leave a heart shape one,"

"Aido, you caused me a scar," Cat acted like she was blaming him although the truth was she was just playing on him because his expression really did looked funny with such a frown.

"If you didn't surprise me, I should have never tripped and glided," Spin recalled what happened. He was really surprised with what the girl did, went into a panic and lost control of the situation. 

"But still you caused me a scar," Cat pressed hard. "You never got a scar before,"

"Liar you always play with dough and play with basketball," Spin pointed and looked at girl from head to foot, trying to find some obvious scar on her, "It's impossible you don't have other scars,"

"But I really don't have other scars,"

"Enough of that you kids. Finish your food first before arguing," Butler Gah told the two, then he turned specifically to the girl. "By the way child, you lived in the white mansion right? You're a Han?"

Weirdly, the girl's expression changed and timidly replied, "I am not a Han,"

"But aren't you the daughter of the landlord in the Leam hills? I saw you two going to the white mansion. The village folks says you live there now,"

"Yes, the landlord in the Leam hills if my father and we live in the white mansion now," Cat confirmed. She and her father originally lived in Leam hills, a distant hill in the east part of Somserset village that is full of rice fields. Her late mother's family owned a few hectares of land there which they inherited and her father had been maintaining those lands ever since. In those lands, they also have land tenants who helped them maintain it, making her father a landlord.

She lived in the Leam hills all her life and came only to the main village when necessary or when her father brought her to visit her grandmother which rarely happens because his father doesn't like staying long in the white mansion. However, when her grandmother got sick, her father was the one who took care of her and so they started living in the white mansion. They had been trying to leave after  her grandmother died, especially as it turned out they had other relatives whom she had never  met before and her father never got along well with them. 

"Well the white mansion belongs to Hans and your father if I'm not mistaken for Mauro Han, right?" Butler Gah asked again because it seemed like there was something off with the girl's answer. Why isn't she admitting that she was a Han?

The girl sighed deeply and looked at Butler Gah. She wanted to answer him, however, there was a sudden call from the outside gate that made the former stand on his feet and leave the kitchen to look out for their sudden visitor.

"Hello, I was told my daughter had been injured and that she is here," Cat's father stood by the gate looking worried. When Cat heard her father's voice from the kitchen, she immediately stood up and slowly walked limping toward the door.

"Papa!" Cat called on him,  looking happy that it was him who fetched her.

"Oh kid what happened to you?" Her father immediately asked and Butler Gah was kind enough to open the wooden gate for him so he could check on the girl.

"The kids were playing and she got injured," Mindra explained. "Her wounds aren't serious but it will leave her scar,"

"Thank you so much madam for taking care of her," Her father apoligized. "This kind really is trouble sometimes but she's a good child,"

"I know, I know," Mindra smiled at him.

"Sir, thank you for letting my daughter stay. I'm sorry if she had bothered you," Cat's father then turned to Butler Gah.

"It's alright Mr. Han…." Butler Gah replied but his address to him got the man stunned for a moment.

"You know me?" He asked.

"Ah yes, yes!" Butler Gah somewhat regretted his sudden clumsiness. How was he to explain to him that they were from Devon City and that he knew him because he was popular in Devon City? He and Hawk were hiding and so no one should know they were from there. "I once worked in Devon city when I was young and you know you're family is kind of popular there specially you, hehehe"

"I see," Cat's father seemed convinced and so Butler Gah was relieved. If he had not been able to rebut his words then, surely the girl's father would be suspicious of him. It might endanger him and his master.

"We should get going," The girl's father bid their farewell. "Thank you again for your help,"

"Anytime Mr. Han," Butler Gah replied with a warm smile before he turned to his young master, "Spin say goodbye to your friend now,"

"Goodbye Cat, we'll just pick berries next time when your wounds have healed already," He promised her.

"Alright," She replied and clung to his father's neck since the latter carried her. Outside, a horse was waiting and so Cat was loaded there with her father. Before her father charged their horse, the girl shouted again "Goodbye Spin! See you!"